Houdini
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Album • Aug 31 / 1993 • 13 songs, 54m 45s • 99%
Sludge Metal
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Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit the major-label debut from the sludge-metal pioneers, an album that marked their transition from rockers to experimentalists.
To essay a concise, surefooted summation of the Melvins' catalog would be reductive at best, and laughable at worst.